From DailyRx.com (4/13):
Prenatal use of SSRIs may raise risks for autism, developmental delays
Boys born to mothers who took selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
during pregnancy had nearly threefold increased odds of developing
autism spectrum disorder than those
unexposed to SSRIs while in the womb, a study showed. Prenatal exposure
to the antidepressants was also associated with a higher risk of
developmental delays. The findings appear in the journal Pediatrics.
http://www.dailyrx.com/antidepressants-during-pregnancy-and-autism-may-be-linked-so-may-mood-disorders
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Article: "Measles-mumps-rubella vaccination timing and autism among young african american boys: a reanalysis of CDC data"
Article from Translational Neurodegeneration by Brian S Hooker:
"Measles-mumps-rubella vaccination timing and autism among young african american boys: a reanalysis of CDC data"
http://www.translationalneurodegeneration.com/content/pdf/2047-9158-3-16.pdf
"Measles-mumps-rubella vaccination timing and autism among young african american boys: a reanalysis of CDC data"
http://www.translationalneurodegeneration.com/content/pdf/2047-9158-3-16.pdf
Mediterranean-style diet in children may curb obesity risk
From HealthDay News (5/28):
Mediterranean-style diet in children may curb obesity risk
Following a diet rich in fish, grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables, also known as the Mediterranean diet, was linked to a 15% reduced risk of being overweight or obese among children, Swedish researchers found. The findings, based on more than 9,000 children across eight countries, were presented at the European Congress on Obesity.
Also, adding omegas helps.
Full article:
http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/mediterranean-diet-keeps-kids-slimmer-study-finds-688215.html
Mediterranean-style diet in children may curb obesity risk
Following a diet rich in fish, grains, nuts, fruits and vegetables, also known as the Mediterranean diet, was linked to a 15% reduced risk of being overweight or obese among children, Swedish researchers found. The findings, based on more than 9,000 children across eight countries, were presented at the European Congress on Obesity.
Also, adding omegas helps.
Full article:
http://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/food-and-nutrition-news-316/mediterranean-diet-keeps-kids-slimmer-study-finds-688215.html
Paper about widely touted but unapproved “cure” for cancer, autism retracted
Paper about widely touted but unapproved “cure” for cancer, autism retracted
http://retractionwatch.com/2014/07/25/paper-about-widely-touted-but-unapproved-cure-for-cancer-autism-retracted/
http://retractionwatch.com/2014/07/25/paper-about-widely-touted-but-unapproved-cure-for-cancer-autism-retracted/
Exercise and the ‘Good’ Bugs in Our Gut
Exercise and the ‘Good’ Bugs in Our Gut
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
excerpts:
Being physically active may encourage beneficial germs to thrive in your gut, while inactivity could do the reverse, according to an innovative new study. The findings suggest that, in addition to its other health benefits, frequent exercise may influence our weight and overall health by altering the kinds of organisms that live inside of us.
In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the role that gut microbes play in whole-body health. A multitude of studies have shown that people with large and diverse germ populations in their digestive tracts tend to be less prone to obesity, immune problems and other health disorders than people with low microbial diversity, and that certain germs, in particular, may contribute to improved metabolic and immune health.
But little science had examined the interplay between physical activity and gut bugs in people. So, for a study published this month in Gut, researchers at University College Cork, part of the National University of Ireland, and other institutions, set out to learn more by turning to a group of people who exercise a lot: the national rugby team of Ireland...
For the sake of comparison, the researchers also recruited two groups of healthy adult men, none of them athletes. One group consisted of men with a normal body mass index. Most of the men in this group exercised occasionally but lightly.
The men in the final group were generally sedentary and had a body mass index that would qualify them as overweight or obese. This group was included, Dr. Shanahan said, because the rugby players, although supremely fit, were physically huge, with body masses well above normal. The researchers wanted to compare their gut microbes to those of men whose weight was similar, if not their musculature....
As it turned out, the internal world of the athletes was quite different from that of the men in either of the control groups. The rugby players had considerably more diversity in the make-up of their gut microbiomes, meaning that their intestinal tracts hosted a greater variety of germs than did those of the other men, especially the men in the group with the highest B.M.I.
The rugby players’ guts also harbored larger numbers of a particular bacterium, uneuphoniously named Akkermansiaceae, that has been linked in past studies with a decreased risk for obesity and systemic inflammation.
Interestingly, the rugby players’ blood showed low levels of markers for inflammation, even though the men were exercising intensely. Their muscles were being pummeled but, in physiological terms, recovering well....
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/exercise-and-the-good-bugs-in-our-gut/
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS
excerpts:
Being physically active may encourage beneficial germs to thrive in your gut, while inactivity could do the reverse, according to an innovative new study. The findings suggest that, in addition to its other health benefits, frequent exercise may influence our weight and overall health by altering the kinds of organisms that live inside of us.
In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in the role that gut microbes play in whole-body health. A multitude of studies have shown that people with large and diverse germ populations in their digestive tracts tend to be less prone to obesity, immune problems and other health disorders than people with low microbial diversity, and that certain germs, in particular, may contribute to improved metabolic and immune health.
But little science had examined the interplay between physical activity and gut bugs in people. So, for a study published this month in Gut, researchers at University College Cork, part of the National University of Ireland, and other institutions, set out to learn more by turning to a group of people who exercise a lot: the national rugby team of Ireland...
For the sake of comparison, the researchers also recruited two groups of healthy adult men, none of them athletes. One group consisted of men with a normal body mass index. Most of the men in this group exercised occasionally but lightly.
The men in the final group were generally sedentary and had a body mass index that would qualify them as overweight or obese. This group was included, Dr. Shanahan said, because the rugby players, although supremely fit, were physically huge, with body masses well above normal. The researchers wanted to compare their gut microbes to those of men whose weight was similar, if not their musculature....
As it turned out, the internal world of the athletes was quite different from that of the men in either of the control groups. The rugby players had considerably more diversity in the make-up of their gut microbiomes, meaning that their intestinal tracts hosted a greater variety of germs than did those of the other men, especially the men in the group with the highest B.M.I.
The rugby players’ guts also harbored larger numbers of a particular bacterium, uneuphoniously named Akkermansiaceae, that has been linked in past studies with a decreased risk for obesity and systemic inflammation.
Interestingly, the rugby players’ blood showed low levels of markers for inflammation, even though the men were exercising intensely. Their muscles were being pummeled but, in physiological terms, recovering well....
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/18/exercise-and-the-good-bugs-in-our-gut/
PANS: Sudden OCD or Restrictive Eating Disorder Onset Following an Infection
From Bipolar Network News (5/14):
PANS: Sudden OCD or Restrictive Eating Disorder Onset Following an Infection
At the 2014 meeting of the International Society for Bipolar Disorder, researcher Kiki Chang discussed Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS), a newly identified phenomenon in which children suddenly develop obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or a restrictive eating disorder following an infection or other process that stimulates an immune/inflammatory reaction in the brain. A similar phenomenon, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS), was initially identified by Susan Swedo of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and refers to children (usually under 6–10 years old) who develop OCD and/or tics following a case of strep throat or scarlet fever....
Full article: http://bipolarnews.org/?p=2602
PANS: Sudden OCD or Restrictive Eating Disorder Onset Following an Infection
At the 2014 meeting of the International Society for Bipolar Disorder, researcher Kiki Chang discussed Pediatric Acute Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS), a newly identified phenomenon in which children suddenly develop obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or a restrictive eating disorder following an infection or other process that stimulates an immune/inflammatory reaction in the brain. A similar phenomenon, Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections (PANDAS), was initially identified by Susan Swedo of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and refers to children (usually under 6–10 years old) who develop OCD and/or tics following a case of strep throat or scarlet fever....
Full article: http://bipolarnews.org/?p=2602
Experts challenge CDC data showing spike in autism cases
From Disability Scoop (7/7):
Experts challenge CDC data showing spike in autism cases
The CDC's estimate that as many as 1 in 68 8-year-olds in the U.S. has autism is based on medical and education records alone, according to an editorial published in the journal Autism. Without conducting direct assessments on a single child, "we will not know the extent to which the CDC-determined 'cases' include false positives, or the extent to which children who it was determined do not have autism are really false negatives," the authors said. Wide variances in rates from state to state should also indicate issues with the data, the authors said.
http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/07/07/validity-cdc-autism-rates/19485/
Experts challenge CDC data showing spike in autism cases
The CDC's estimate that as many as 1 in 68 8-year-olds in the U.S. has autism is based on medical and education records alone, according to an editorial published in the journal Autism. Without conducting direct assessments on a single child, "we will not know the extent to which the CDC-determined 'cases' include false positives, or the extent to which children who it was determined do not have autism are really false negatives," the authors said. Wide variances in rates from state to state should also indicate issues with the data, the authors said.
http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/07/07/validity-cdc-autism-rates/19485/
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